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Follow-up to previous postings on the port operations deal Statement by Vice Adm. Terry Cross on Coast Guard Due Diligence in Support of the CFIUS Process, February 28, 2006 . Senate Commerce Committee, Full Committee hearing today: Security of Terminal Operations at U.S. Ports – Links to opening statement and testimony AP: Lawmakers Vow Not …
Released: February 28, 2006 – U.S. Troops in Iraq: 72% Say End War in 2006
Follow-up to recent postings on Internet companies and operational issues concerning censorship in China, see this commentary from The Nation, America’s Online Censors by Rebecca Mackinnon.
Hearing: Wartime Executive Power and the NSA’s Surveillance Authority II, Senate Judiciary Committee, Full Committee, February 28, 2006. Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Judiciary Committee: “Attorney General Gonzales’ conduct has made the Bush-Cheney Administration’s position crystal clear: It claims there is no place for congressional or judicial oversight of any of its activities …
How to Digitize a Million Books – Needed: scanning software for 430 languages and a system to organize the next big leap in the information age. Related postings on Google Book Search
Outsmarting the Online Privacy Snoops – Internet privacy controversies drive interest in tools for anonymous Web surfing.
The terrific co-operative blog Slaw posted The Marshall Rothstein Pages, documenting the opinions and writings of the nominee for the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as related news. Thanks to Connie Crosby for the update.
Follow-up to the article that started the relentless investigation into the issue of domestic surveillance…news this evening that the New York Times has sued the Dept. of Defense pursuant to a FOIA request to obtain documents related to the government’s monitoring of citizen communications.
Press release: “Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins has introduced a resolution disapproving of the deal that would enable Dubai Ports World (DPW) to purchase Peninsular & Oriental (P & O) without an additional national security review and Congressional consultation. The Senator’s resolution directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United …
NPR: Identity Theft – Protecting Your Good Name, February 27, 2006. (17 pages, PDF)
New York Times: Cyberthieves Silently Copy Your Passwords as You Type USA Today, Increasing Web attacks disrupt commerce Related postings on cybercrime
Strengthening Port Security Through a Multi-Layered Strategy, February 24, 2006: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has implemented a multi-layered strategy to keep U.S. ports safe and secure. Since 9/11, federal funding for port security has increased by more than 700 percent, new technologies have been deployed, and additional technologies are being developed. To bolster …